Taiwan

Taiwan needs to acquire more American weapons to strengthen its defenses against growing military pressure from China, the island’s top representative in Washington said, while expressing confidence that US policy toward Taiwan remains…
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Taiwan’s coast guard said Sunday it had deployed patrol vessels to monitor and respond to a Chinese maritime operation in waters east of the self-ruled island, accusing Beijing of violating international law and escalating tensions in the…
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China's Coast Guard said on Monday that it carried out a "law enforcement" patrol in waters east of Taiwan, describing the move as a response to plans by Japan and the Philippines to begin maritime boundary delimitation talks in an area…
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As President Donald Trump wrapped up his whirlwind China visit on Friday, he projected optimism about improving ties with Beijing despite sharp divisions over Iran, Taiwan and trade. Trump began his final day in Beijing by highlighting…
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Taiwan on Monday said it is confident its relationship with the United States will remain steady, even as US President Donald Trump prepares for a high-stakes visit to China later this week where Taiwan is expected to feature prominently in…
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The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit China in April, according to her party and Chinese state media. Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson Cheng Li-wun, who assumed…
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China fired rockets in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning as it escalated its ongoing military exercises around the self-ruled island of Taiwan, according to footage captured by AFP journalists. Reporters stationed in Pingtan — a Chinese…
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A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck Taiwan late Saturday night, the country’s Central Weather Administration said. The quake hit off the northeastern coast near Yilan at around 11:05 pm local time. Its epicentre was located about…
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Veteran Pan Cheng-fa, 99, vividly recalls fighting Japan during World War II under China’s republican government. But he grows agitated when asked about the communists, who at the time were uneasy allies. “We gave them weapons, equipment —…
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Taiwanese voters on Saturday rejected a mass recall effort aimed at removing around one-fifth of opposition lawmakers from the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) party, delivering a blow to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s hopes…
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